Alan Wolf Arkin was an American actor, director, and screenwriter, who was well known for his roles in the films: The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, Wait Until Dark, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Catch-22, The In-Laws, Edward Scissorhands, Glengarry Glen Ross, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, Little Miss Sunshine, for which he garnered an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and was subsequently nominated in the same category for Argo.